Stephen King’s The Dark Tower Gets New Life At Warner Bros.

After it was shelved at Universal due to budget constraints, the Ron Howard adaptation of Stephen King’s ‘The Dark Tower’ has found a new home at Warner Bros. Ron Howard is still on board to direct and Javier Bardem is still locked in as the lead.

Synopsis from Stephenking.com:

The opening chapter in the epic Dark Tower series. Roland, the last gunslinger, in a world where time has moved on, pursues his nemesis, The Man in Black, across a desert. Roland’s ultimate goal is the Dark Tower, the nexus of all universes. This mysterious icon’s power is failing, threatening everything in existence.